Devils 2019-20 team discussion (news and notes) - part XIII

[Scooooooooooooot]

Plenty of other players have played with Severson and have not looked good - Mermis is so far doing better with Severson than either Butcher or Mueller did this season.

If you want to argue that his playing style matches more of what a D partner for severson should be then thats fine, then get an nhl version of that type of player next year. Dillom, Edmundson etc.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Of the five D that have played in all of the past 6 games, Mermis is (at ES):

#1 in SOG
#1 in Corsi%
#1 in Fenwick%
#1 in SOG%
#1 in xGF%
#1 in actual GF%
#1 in HDCF%

We've had 7 ES GF as a team, Mermis has been on for 5 of them.
We've had 6 ES GA as a team, Mermis has been on for 1 of them.

Before someone says "but Severson" - he's been on for 4 GF and 3 GA. So Mermis is outperforming his partner.

So yeah, this backs up the eye test that he's doing a pretty good job.

 

[glenwo2]

then maybe dont have like 5 people respond with basically the same message idk. I dont think him not having a huge mistake directly leading to a goal makes him a viable option as a 6/7 D man next year. I see a talent that is mediocre at best for the level below the NHL and a hockey IQ that is decent but not above average and not near the level it needs to be to be an NHL D man.

Well for me, my ideal Defenseman is someone you don't notice on the ice.

The old "No News is Good News" thing.